The definition of hustle varies with different individuals. To some, it's the art of working extra hard to meet your goals while to others, it’s a lifestyle you live by every day. As they say, the end results justify the means.
We asked CEOs what hustle means to them and here are the responses.
#1- Giving one's all
To me, hustle means giving one's all to achieve a goal. When someone is hustling, they do not make excuses or let challenges get in their way. They learn from mistakes, creatively problem solve, formulate new strategies,
and do not stop until they succeed.
Thanks to Ryne Lambert, Sell My House In Wisconsin!
#2- To work hard and fast
Hustling in the business world is to work hard and work fast. Responding to potential roadblocks quickly and efficiently, answering emails promptly, constantly coordinating with your team—it’s all part of hustling for your business.
Thanks to Omid Semino, Diamond Mansion!
#3- Grit and grace
Hustling hard requires passion, but grit takes it to the next level because we're talking about passion for your long-term goals. It's not just about working hard, but having a meaningful purpose behind your efforts. Grit keeps me going even on bad days, setbacks, and poor decisions. Grace, on the other hand, means having a certain dignity and treating everyone with respect. It's good to remember that even when you're hustling hard, you should still ground yourself and remain a good person.
Thanks to Alex Thompson, Festoon House!
#4- Several things
Hustle is work. Hard work is not a bad thing. Building a business, answering to one’s heart calling, is fun. It’s birthing and giving an entity it’s identity and existence to be of service. Hustle is tenacity. It’s putting your head down and working at it even when you don’t see metrics change. Hustle is persistence without an end date. It’s a deep knowing that there are things happening even when you can’t see them. Hustle is a leading indicator, and the outcomes are the lagging indicators.
Thanks to Randa Hoffman, MBA, Radiant Wealth Planning, LLC!
#5- Overcome discomfort in business continuously
All of us have that discomfort zone in a business where we are not comfortable about something. Now, this could be anything, from giving a speech to adapting to new technology. For me, the hustle is to overcome that discomfort relentlessly and achieve the success that lies beyond that zone. Trust me, the results are amazing!
Thank to Tony Monisse, Brentnalls!
#6- Perseverance and discipline
Hustle to me is waking up each day and thinking of the next BIG GOAL to achieve and how to achieve it. It's a relentless cycle of hard-work and self-discipline, and most importantly – perseverance. Perseverance and not giving up are the keys to success. Sure, there are days when I just want to do nothing, but soon after I realize that there is no joy in that. The pure joy that I get from hustling every day is what gets me going. Hustle is my drive.
Thanks to Martins Sulcs, Uprankd!
#7- Doing what must be done
To me, hustling is all about getting up in the morning and doing what needs to be done. There is always work to be done, and that's the number one priority. Regardless of whether you're feeling good or there is a pandemic going on, your focus is on the hustle. It also means sacrificing certain aspects of your life to meet your goals. Real hustlers also recognize the importance of being there for your family and friends above all.
Thanks to Akram Assaf, Bayt.com!
#8- Hustling is what you do beyond the ordinary
Hustling for me is when you work when everyone else relaxes in front of the TV. When you have a vision for a better future and work on a project that you hope will bring results in the time to come. Don't mistake hustling for a fast result. Because it seldom is, rather it is the grind that takes 10 years to create an overnight success. This is a hustle for me.
Thanks to Andreas Grant, Networks Hardware!
#9- A creative mindset
When you start companies, you have to find creative solutions to big problems. Entrepreneurship is about bringing something into the world that didn’t previously exist, and it takes a lot of creative energy to do that. I love hustling because it’s exhilarating to come up with solutions to the problems that you encounter as entrepreneurship.
Thanks to Ian Sells, RebateKey!
#10- Never giving up
For me hustle is both an action and an attitude of never giving up. When you hustle you care about the outcome and will not take no for an answer. It takes smarts, vision, energy and guts to hustle until you get it done no matter what. Successful entrepreneurs hustle when it really matters that is how they have succeeded.
Thanks to Paige Arnof-Fenn, Mavens & Moguls!
#11- Getting much done
Hustle means the ability the get as much done in the available time that you have. We all have the same 24 hours in a day and we all have several duties and responsibilities to execute. It is the ability to get things done. The ability to have your to-do list, get multiple strategic and tactical items completed, and to move to the next day with progress is hustle.
Thanks to Ray McKenzie, StartingPoint!
#12- Several things
Heart, Unity, Strategy, Trial, Leadership, and Energy is what hustle means to myself and how I operate my business. As a newer entrepreneur that word hustle comes with long nights and early mornings because I have so many ideas, I can't wait to streamline them and then implement. Hustle to me isn't working tirelessly just to say you're working hard, there are different levels when you hustle, the goal is to hustle and exceed my personal goals and increase my business metrics. When I hustle it comes with intent and a purpose to get others around me better.
Thanks to Jessica Williams, JMW Career Consulting!